Garment-hanger.



T. J. HAMILTON, .7

" GARMENT HANGER.

- urmonxou FILED $22112, 1910.

Patented Nov. 14, 1911.

UNITE STATS PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS J. HAMILTON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

GARMENT-HANGER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. HAMIL- TON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hangers,

- of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and improved garment hanger, adapted to support various parts of wearing apparel, such for example as a skirt or trousers of a suit, or a coat; and, when desired, both may be hung in a convenient and smooth condition to prevent wrinkling.

One object of my invention is to provide a hanger which will be simple and cheap in the construction and manufacture, durable and easy of adjustment, and when so adjusted will effectually retain the part of apparel supported from accidental removal therefrom.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent upon reference to the accompanying drawings, and following specification wherein the construction is fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device showing the manner in which the garment is secured between the clamping bars and the means whereby the adjustable clamping bar is locked to the fixed bar. Fig. 2 is an end view from the right hand side of Fig. 1 of a portion of the hanger showing the manner in which the adjustable bar is supported relative to the fixed bar; and Fig. 3 is an end view from the left hand side of Fig. 1, showing in detail, the construction of the adjustable bar locking means.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, 1 indicates the support or form which is generally curved, as shown, to conform to the shape of the shoulders of the coat which is hung thereon. Secured to the support or form 1, is a hook 2 which extends entirely through an opening therein, and if so desired may be so constructed that it may be collapsed, that is, pushed back through the opening in the form 1, until stopped by the hooked portion thus enabling the device as a whole to be conveniently packed in a trunk or space of small compass.

Secured to and depending from the support or form 1, are a pair of parallel rods 3 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 12, 1910.

Patented Nov. 14, 1911.

Serial No. 581,603.

held thereto in a suitable manner. These parallel rods are connected at their lower ends by a fixed horizontal bar 4, the ends of said parallel rods penetrating the ends of the said bar, 4, thus leaving the exterior working surface thereof entirely free and unobstructed to accommodate a garment such for example as a skirt as shown.

Secured to one of the parallel rods 3 is an adjustable clamping bar 5. The method of securing this adjustable clamping bar to said rod 3 consists in providing the adjustable bar 5 near one end with a perforation 6, through which the rod 3 passes before connecting with the horizontal bar 4:, and at the other end with an open-ended slot 7, which fits over the other rod 3, and guides the said adjustable rod in its movements to and from the fixed bar, and at the same time prevents lateral movement thereof when in operative position and locked. The under side of the slot-ted end of the bar 5 is beveled as at 8 for purposes which will be hereinafter fully explained.

As illustrated in Fig. 2 and on the right hand side of Fig. 1 I have provided certain means, consisting of aguard or stop 9,which is secured to the end of the fixed bar 4, in any suitable manner, but preferably in the manner in which the rod 3 is secured. The guard or stop 9 extends up through the perforation 6 in the movable bar 5 alongside of the rod 3 and is bent at a right angle forming an arm 10, a short distance above the top plane of the bar 5. It will thus be observed that the bar 5 has at this end only a limited amount of vertical movement, although the said bar may be swung on its pivot. The predominant feature of my invention, however, resides in the construction shown in enlarged detail in Fig. 3 and in perspective in the left hand side of Fig. 1, and comprises an angular leaf or plate spring catch 11, secured through a horizontal portion 11 to the underside and at one end of the fixed bar 4:. The horizontal portion 11 projects beyond the end of the said bar 4 and is bent upward forming the vertical portion 11 having a T-shaped head 12. When in adjusted position, as shown to best advantage in Fig. 1, the vertical portion 11 lies within the open-ended slot 7 the arms forming the T-shaped head resting over the bifurcations of the slotted bar and preventing the raising of said bar at this end until the spring 11, carrying the head 12, is moved out of engagement therewith or out of the path thereof.

From the foregoing description the construction will be clearly understood, the operation being as follows: The bar 5 having been released from the spring catch 11, is swung to about the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, whereupon the garment to be supported is laid across the fixed bar 4. The adjustable bar 5 is then lowered until the beveled portion 8 of the slotted end contacts with the T-shaped head of the spring catch, deflecting the spring-catch outwardly until-it passes over the top edge of the said movable bar 5, when it will spring back to normal position as shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, thereby securely locking the bar 5 against vertical movement at this end, while the arm 10 of the stop 9 will prevent vertical movement at the other end. The garment may then be folded as desired or as illustrated in Fig. 1, may be folded back over the top bar 5.

What I claim is 1. In a garment hanger, a coat form, a skirt or trousers hanger, connecting rods therebetween, said skirt or trousers holder comprising a fixed bar, an adjustable bar pivoted at one end to one of said connecting rods, a stop for limiting the vertical movement thereof, said bar being bifurcated at its other end, and a spring catch carried by said fixed bar arranged to engage said bifurcated end for locking said adjustable bar in operative position.

2. In a garment hanger, a coat form, a fixed bar supported thereby, an adjustable bar cooperating therewith, means for pivoting said adjustable bar at one end for verti cal and horizontal movement thereof, the other end of said adjustable bar being bifurcated for guiding the same in its movement toward the fixed bar, and means adapted to automatically engage between the bifurcations of said movable bar and lock the latter when moved into operative position.

3. A garment hanger comprising a coat form, a garment hanger, connecting rods supporting the latter at each end, said hanger comprising a fixed bar having a locking device at one end thereof, an ad justable bar pivoted at the other end thereof and cooperating with said fixed bar to clamp the garment, said adjustable bar be ing bifurcated at its free end, said bifurcated portion being adapted to straddle one of the connecting rods during its movement toward the fixed bar, and a locking device having portions which lie between said bifurcations and over the sides thereof to prevent lateral and vertical displacement of the adjustable bar when in operative position.

4. A garment hanger, comprising a coat form, a fixed bar supported therefrom, an adjustable bar pivoted adjacent one end of said fixed bar, said adjustable bar being bifurcated at the other end, a T-shaped looking device arranged adjacent the bifurcated end of said adjustable bar and cooperating therewith to lock the same in operative position, the leg of said T-shaped portion being adapted to engage the slot of said bifurcated portion and the arms being adapted to extend upon either side thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS J. HAMILTON.

Witnesses ELGIN L. MCBURNEY, HENRY BENOIT.

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